This is legit awesome. It's a mainstream crowd pleaser, but the editing and visuals are off the charts. How is this not a /tv/ cult favorite? It's not an exaggeration to say Orson Welles would be impressed by the editing techniques of this movie.

>>212119747 (OP)
It honestly starts to feel like it was dragging on by the third race.

troon kino

>>212119797
I agree, there was a little bit of that because Speed is pretty much unstoppable as a racer and the plot is pretty straightforward. However, I think the final lap after Speed "awakens" is one of the best feel-good moments and visual sequences in film.
>>212119828
I think they may still have been dudes at this point.

>>212119747 (OP)
funny you mention orson with how his deep focus parallels with the focal depth of speed racer

>>212119944
It's always nice to see new levels of film expression. The exposition dump in the beginning of Speed Racer was handled beautifully as well, with the parallel camerawork, match cuts and frame crawls.

>>212119747 (OP)
I still have the mp3 of the remix where he's fucking trixie

>>212119747 (OP)
>why is /tv/ not discussing this movie from 17 years ago
We did. You weren't born yet.

>>212120149
I'm 32, but you're right that I got to this movie woefully late. But you see /tv/ favorites endure, e.g., Baneposting.

>>212120183
baneposting was 47 years ago, it hasn't endured since election tourists took over. they don't even know meme lover is a thing.
anyway, absolute retard kino.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FtBAGMSw-I

>>212119747 (OP)
It's pretty beloved here and everywhere else

>>212120211
Idk if I'd call it retard kino, but it's definitely not trying to be like Solaris or Persona or Mulholland Drive.
>>212120229
She was very cute in this. The bottom-up shot of her legs while she's in the chopper is great.

>>212119747 (OP)
Well yeah. It's American made. Of course it's good.

>>212119747 (OP)
A lot of people have acknowledged this movie was underrated. Strange how The Dark Knight kinda sucks but was so highly regarded, but this was pretty much spat upon. Anti-camp and visually disgusting versus campy and visually overwhelming but unique. Dunno, 2008 was weird I guess.

If only other american movies based on manga/anime were as good as Speed Racer

>>212120591
Edge of Tomorrow was good. I have no idea how faithful it was though.

>>212120591
isn't Battle Angel supposed to be really good?

>>212120822
Yes.

>>212119747 (OP)
the cgi sets are fucking dog shit. looks like spy kids 3. the entire movie looks like spy kids 3

>>212122441
It's a teen-level anime. It was a deliberate decision to make things look plasticky so that it seems faithful to the anime aesthetic.